![]() Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy a low-key, casual, fun time exploring this shabby-chic shop. I always find the most gorgeous antique gilded frames here. Just check it out - you won’t be sorry.Ĭomprised of individually hosted displays, winding in alley up on alley of things to look at - the wares at this shop range from estate-sale finds, to repurposed furniture, to decor. This cozy antique shop (very nearby to Jere’s) is one of my very favorites! They specialize in vintage costume jewelry - a particular love of mine. The goods in here are always stunning and display-ready for your home. With that said, the shop sits at the corner of Bull Street (402 Bull St to be exact), and the famous residential Jones Street, making it the perfect pit-stop on your way to and from Forsyth Park. This high-end antique store is a little more traditional than the others on the list so far. Bits of plaster crumble from the ceiling of Alex Raskin Antiques, covering a nineteenth-century mahogany table in a sheet of dust. Alex Raskin is the proud owner of the Noble-Hardee Mansion and has spent over twenty-five years filling this historic home with beautiful antiques from around the world. It’s a bit of a secret Savannah classic that can’t be missed. April/May 2022 photo: Chia Chong Alex Raskin Antiques, at the corner of Bull and Gordon Streets in Savannah. Self-proclaimed Savannahs Most Interesting Shop this old mansion is stuffed to the gills with all kinds of old things. and I always bring first-time guests here. This is by far one of my favorite places in Savannah. What do you get when you combine an unrestored antebellum mansion, international one-of-a-kind collector’s-grade antiques, and a dash of Miss Havisham-style southern gothic romance? Alex Raskin antiques, that’s what. To step into this unassuming brick warehouse situated just above Riverstreet’s Factors Walk is such an unexpected treat! Room upon room upon room of antique furniture - tables, and chairs, and settees, and armoires, pieces by the hundreds are tucked together, just waiting to be discovered. just wandering the lanes of miscellany, it’s like a visit to a very disorganized museum.īut if you are planning to buy something, from the smallest iron door stopper, to the nearly priceless one-of-a-kind centuries-old find - Savannah’s a mighty fine place to explore. We retain a classic, vintage style but keep up with trends and. There’s something really amazing about antiquing in Savannah. As a lifestyle website, we specialize in home decor and redesigning using antique furniture. ![]() We literally can't survive without them.Īnd these old shops and warehouses packed full of history - what amazing catalogues of life. Was it a grand life? A quiet one? And how different are those two lives, really? On and on it goes, row after row, room after room. Where did the pieces come from? Were they loved once, and how did they find their way here? The people whose hands crafted the pieces, bought them, used them day in and day out. Maybe it's being a novelist - my storyteller brain comes to life in a room full of old treasures.
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